News Round-up: Patient capital, “The Boss,” a summer spotlight, D.Light and Lifespring

Patient capital around the world: The need for patient capital is increasingly being written about, as in this article from DAWN, Pakistan’s leading English-language publication, or this post on the Harvard Business Review blog.

Friends in the news: Our friend Liz Ellers was cited in Main Line Media News for her creation of and work with the collaborative funding partnership globalislocal, which has supported some Acumen Fund investments.

“The Boss”: The Sunday New York Times included a feature on Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz.

Summer spotlighted in the FT: Abhay Nihalani, one of our summer associates in Kenya, has been writing about his work there for the Financial Times’ MBA blog, as well as in an article in the FT’s print publication.

India investees in the news: Two of our investees were featured recently in Outlook India: D.Light and LifeSpring.